Mammals

The number of mammal species recorded at our nature reserve has now reached 27, a remarkable total for a site of this size! We are still gathering information on many of the species but the majority would appear to be resident, either on the reserve itself, or in the immediate vicinity. Of the larger species, Lynx, Raccoon Dog, Least Weasel, Western Roe Deer, Wild Boar and Elk have all been confirmed raising their young on the reserve since 2012.

Elk (Alces alces)

1. Western Hedgehog Erinaceous europaeus
2. Common Shrew Sorex araneus
3. Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus
4. European Mole Talpa europaea
5. Northern Bat Eptesicus nilssonii
6. Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
7. Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
8. Nathusius' Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
9. Parti-coloured Bat Vespertilio murinus
10. Brandt's Bat Myotis brandtii
11. Raccoon Dog Nyctereutes procyonoides
12. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes

Western Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)

13. Least Weasel Mustela nivalis
14. Stone/Beech Marten Martes foina
15. Pine Marten Martes martes
16. Badger Meles meles
17. Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx
18. Wild Boar Sus scrofa
19. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
20. Elk Alces alces
21. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
22. Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
23. Short-tailed Field Vole Microtus agrestis
24. Common Pine Vole Microtus subterraneus